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case-study — case study, case study method A research design that takes as its subject a single case or a few selected examples of a social entity such as communities, social groups, employers, events, life histories, families, work teams, roles, or… … Dictionary of sociology

case study — ➔ study1 * * * case study UK US noun [C] ► a detailed study of a person, group, or thing, especially in order to show general principles: »A case study by PriceWaterhouseCoopers assessed the annual fiscal impact of a US football team. ► something … Financial and business terms

case study — case ,study noun count 1. ) a piece of research that records details of how a situation develops over a period of time: a case study of a tribal group in Borneo 2. ) a set of events that is a good example of a particular idea or situation: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

case-study — caseˈ study noun 1. A study based on the analysis of one or more cases or case histories 2. (the gathering and organizing of information for) a case history • • • Main Entry: ↑case … Useful english dictionary

case study — case studies N COUNT A case study is a written account that gives detailed information about a person, group, or thing and their development over a period of time. ...a large case study of malaria in West African children … English dictionary

case study — ► NOUN 1) a detailed study of the development of a particular person, group, or situation over a period of time. 2) a particular instance used to illustrate a thesis or principle … English terms dictionary

case study — case .study n a detailed account of the development of a particular person, group, or situation that has been studied over a period of time … Dictionary of contemporary English

Case study — This article is about the method of doing research. For the teaching method, see Case method. For the method of teaching law, see Casebook method. A case study is an intensive analysis of an individual unit (e.g., a person, group, or event)… … Wikipedia

case study — noun 1. a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure • Topics: ↑corporation, ↑corp • Hypernyms: ↑report, ↑study, ↑written report 2. a … Useful english dictionary

case study — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms case study : singular case study plural case studies 1) a piece of research that records details of how a situation develops over a period of time a case study of a tribal group in Borneo 2) a set of events… … English dictionary